MMA Set to Kick Off Chaotic August

After a brief MMA hiatus, we are set to embark on one of the most torrid month’s of 2010. Hold on to your hats because August will feature six major mixed martial arts cards, five title fights, four Octagon-hosted shows, three freebie TV broadcasts, two bitter rivals and a partridge in a pear tree.

The action begins on day one, literally, with the UFC’s second Versus event. Fast-rising superstar Jon Jones meets one of the world’s most underrated light heavyweights in Vladimir Matyushenko to kick off the festivities, with the highly anticipated championship rematch between lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar and former king BJ Penn at UFC 118 bringing the month to an explosive conclusion.

Sandwiched between the two shows are a myriad of intriguing scraps, most notably UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva’s UFC 117 title defense against Chael Sonnen – the sport’s most articulate smack-talker.